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Experiment 1 Post Lab 2021
Experiment 1 Post Lab 2021
DETERMINATION OF THE
FORMULA UNIT OF A COMPOUND
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
FORMULA UNIT
The empirical formula of an ionic compound which represent
the lowest whole number ratio of the ions in the compound.
EMPIRICAL FORMULA FORMULA UNIT
the simplest whole number ratio the lowest whole number ratio of
that describes consitiuent ions in an ionic compound.
atoms in a species (MOLECULES)
After completely
dissolved
If zinc powder does
not dissolved
completely, add more
ACID (HCl)
Amount of HCl added NOT EXCEED 20ml
IMMEDIATELY remove the
Hot Plate
crucible from the hot plate
Place the crucible on a hot plate Heat the content slowly
until completely dry
H2 gas
How to calculate?
Refer to discussion in
Pre – Lab Expt 1
b) Mass of crucible + zinc chloride
Zn Cl
Mass / g
mole
Simplest ratio
Therefore, formula unit of zinc chloride is
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From the experiment
DISCUSSION
1 Compare the result from Experiment with theoretical value